CPAs…I’m willing to spend $$ and wanna know what resources were actually worth the cost

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Have your firm/company pay for becker - otherwise its like 3k- passed 4/4 on first try with it

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Get NINJA, listen to audios, read the book, do mcqs all day. Becker is a waste of $ unless firm pays

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Totally agree! Best bang for your bucks!

Becker usually works for most. Get in touch in Becker reps and they might be able to give you big discounts if your firm doesn’t cover the cost and you are paying out of pocket.

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A tutor, Becker, and extended time off via a sabbatical

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Only ever used Becker, it worked very well for me

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Just do as many mcqs as you can, ninja was huge. Company bought Wiley and I hardly used it. Most of the stuff was still in the wrapping when I tossed it.

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I loved Roger, really kept me engaged for the most part. Did ninja in addition for a couple months, didn't really help me (but I know lots of people swear by their MCQ bank)

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Wiley -is cheap and actually good!

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+1 for Becker, also passed 1st attempt. After passing the firm reimbursed for all the exam fees, licensing fees, etc. I think the cost for that was ~$1.5k. I hear most firms only pay for the exam once (i.e. if you have to retake any they won't reimburse)

Becker. I passed all four first try. You have to put in the work with any system you choose or you will fail.

Definitely a tutor, and plan out your sabbatical now - otherwise it's a miserable time and you'll keep putting it off

I used Becker as it was paid for by the firm but also supplemented with Gleim Test Bank. I dunno why but I really loved Gleim. The material was dense AF and the questions sometimes bordered on the ridiculous in terms of difficulty but it just really helped me a lot to use the “easy” Becker course and then really drill the concepts by the “hard” Gleim test bank and books.

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